Inkwell



E. H. OAKMAN.

INKWELL.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 25, 1918.

Patented Nov. 4, 1919.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 4, 1919.

Application filed November 25,1918. Serial No. 264,049.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, ERWIN H. OAKMAN, a citizen of the vUnited States, res'idinoa at Atlanta, in the county of Fulton and tate of Georgia, have invented a new and useful Inlrwell, of which the following is a speciication.

The device forming the subject matter of this application is a fountain ink well, and one object of the invention is to provide novel means whereby a penholder may be supported in the basin oi the well.

Another' object of the invention is to provide novel means on the inner receptacle for forming, at times, a pen rack, and for forming, at other times, a support for the inner receptacle.

It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and to enhance the utility of devices of that type to which the present invention appertains.

With the above and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that, within the scope of what is claimed, changes in the precise embodiment of the invention shown can be made without departing` from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a top plan; Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; the closure for the ink basin being removed; Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig; 1, the closure for the ink basin being removed; Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing the closure for the ink basin.

The device forming the subject matter of this application may be made of any desired material and includes an outer casing 1 comprising a back 2, a frontwall 3 and side walls 4. The casing 1 includes a bottom 5 which is spaced above the lower edges of the back 2, the wall 3, and the walls 4. The end walls 4 of the outer casing 1 are supplied in their lower edges with notches 6 which, giving access to the fingers of an operator, permit the outer casing 1 to be handled readily. Below the bottom 5, the wall 3 is thickened as shown at 7. A notch 8 is formed in the wall 3, the notch being open from the upper edge of the wall 3 to the bottom 5. A conical basin 10 is connected with the wall 3, about the notch 8 and includes a bottom 11. Between the bottom 5 of the outer casing 1 andthe bottom 11 of the basin '10, the notch 8 extends but part way through the wall 3 opposite to the 'thickened portion 7, to tion oi which will be alluded to hereinafter. It is to be observed that the outer wall of the basin 10 includes converging partsr12, forming a lpronounced reduced seat 14 located Vopposite the seat 9, The invention comprises an inner receptacle 15 including a top 1G, a back 17, a front 18 and sides 19. The top 16 of the inner receptacle 15 projects beyond the back 17, the front 18 and the sides 19 to form a flange 20 overhanging the peri phery oi? the outer casing 1 when the inner receptacle is inverted in the outer receptacle. The front 18 of the inner receptacle 15 is provided with a notch 21 communicating with the basin 10 by way of .the notch 8 in the wall 3 of the outer casing 1.

Transverse ribs 22 are mounted on the top 16 of the inner receptacle 15 and are provided with notches 23 which form a pen rack when the inner receptacle is disposed within the outer receptacle.l The notches 23 form lugs 24. A removable closure 25 fits in the basin 10 and is provided with a projection or handle 26.

In practical operation, when the inner receptacle 15 is mounted in the outer casing 1, the ink in the inner receptacle flows through the notch 21 and the notch 8 to the basin 10, a barometric feed being provided, and ink being supplied to the basin when the ink in the basin is depleted. A pen holder may be set upright in the basin 10, the lower end of the pen holder being received in the seat 9, and t-he intermediate portion of the pen holder being received in the seat 14, the pen holder being supported adequately in this way.

During the filling of the inner receptacle l5, the inner receptacle is removed from the outer casing 1 and is turned upside down, so that its open end is uppermost. The receptacle then is supported on the lugs 24. The inner receptacle 15 Ais spaced from the support on which it is mounted, the lugs 24 bringing about this result, and it being possible to engage the lingers beneath the flange 20 for the purpose of lifting or handling the inner receptacle. It is to be observed that the ribs 22 and the notches 23 exercise a double function, since the notches 23 form a fashion a seat 9, the funcpen rack when the inner receptacle 15 is disposed within the outer casing 1, and, urther, form lugs 24 which support the inner receptacle in a way hereinbefore pointed out, when the inner receptacle is removed from the outer casing, and is turned upside down, during the filling operation.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is An ink well comprising an outer casing having a bottom, and including a front wall; a conical basin connected with the front wall and having its lower end disposed below the vbottoni of the casing, the front wall having a notch extended entirely through the front wall to thel bottoni of the outer casing, and extended part way through the front wall from the bottom of the outer casing to the lower end of the basin, to forni a seat for one end of a pen holder, the outer wall of the basin being extended outwardly, opposite to the seat, to form a pronounced reduced seat for the intermediate portion of a pen holder; and an inner receptacle inverted in the outer casing, the inner receptacle having an opening communicating with the basin by way of the notch.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed iny signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ERVIN HARRIS OAKMAN.

Witnesses:

J. H. SwANsoN, A. L. N'IonELsoN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

